Teen charged with lewd and lascivious battery

Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:22 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:22 a.m.

OCALA - A teenage boy was taken into custody Thursday on charges of lewd and lascivious battery and tampering with evidence.

A 14-year-old girl told Ocala Police Department Detective Jorge Fernandez and an official at Kimberly's Center for Child Protection that the 17-year-old picked her up Monday at her home and took her to his home, where he threatened her with a gun, held her against her will for hours and had sex with her.

She said she didn't resist because he had three firearms.

The police department obtained a search warrant and on Thursday the SWAT team entered the boy's home and found him in a bathroom attempting to flush marijuana down a toilet.

Fernandez recovered marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two BB guns from the teen's bedroom and in the living room.

The teen said the sexual encounter was consensual. He said he uses marijuana for medical reasons because it calms his anxiety and eases his stomach pains.

State law prohibits sex with anyone under the age of 16.

The teen was arrested and taken to the juvenile detention area of the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

<p>OCALA - A teenage boy was taken into custody Thursday on charges of lewd and lascivious battery and tampering with evidence.</p><p>A 14-year-old girl told Ocala Police Department Detective Jorge Fernandez and an official at Kimberly's Center for Child Protection that the 17-year-old picked her up Monday at her home and took her to his home, where he threatened her with a gun, held her against her will for hours and had sex with her.</p><p>She said she didn't resist because he had three firearms.</p><p>The police department obtained a search warrant and on Thursday the SWAT team entered the boy's home and found him in a bathroom attempting to flush marijuana down a toilet.</p><p>Fernandez recovered marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two BB guns from the teen's bedroom and in the living room.</p><p>The teen said the sexual encounter was consensual. He said he uses marijuana for medical reasons because it calms his anxiety and eases his stomach pains.</p><p>State law prohibits sex with anyone under the age of 16.</p><p>The teen was arrested and taken to the juvenile detention area of the Marion County Sheriff's Office.</p>